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Bought 300 pcs of "new" brass online,they're different weights!
I think it’s just the lighting
It’s not the lighting at all,6.5 CM ,Bought as “new” .Weight on darker cases are about 156.4 to 156.8 and the “new” are 160 to 161
I’m pretty pissed
So I brought my 550 to a buddies house,Going through divorce.I’m stock piling some brass.Ordered new brass and was getting ready to reload and started weighing and came across this.Did they send me once fired brass by accident.
It was a store ,Thing is I already primed them.
Sure looks likes the left side is once fired
I actually ordered another batch from them and haven’t looked at it yet.I’ll go through those tomorrow and give update.Gonna call them tomorrow and let them know.
See what happens
When you buy brass at two different times you can plan on the weight being different.
Sometimes you can purchase a package of brass and the weight will vary more than what you're seeing.
Sometimes you can purchase a package of brass and the weight will vary more than what you're seeing.
Do you have access to a hand de-priming tool, either your own or a buddy’s? If no, it may be worth picking one up to have it, not just to remove the primers in that batch on the left. They’re not expensive.
I’d def request a refund/exchange if that left side batch is once fired like mentioned above. Store may have just made a mistake in packing your order.
Good luck, hope you can get it worked out.
I didn’t buy at two different times with the first order,I bought 300 pcs a few months ago and just bought 300 pcs two days ago.
I don’t have a hand de-priming tool.Only on 550 which I have to set up at my buddies
Let me correct that,I bought at two different times 300pcs the first time and 300pcs the second time.The batch you see was bought all at the same time.
Gotcha...I wouldn’t stress too much about it. Worst case (they won’t exchange or refund) you can either develop a parallel load with that other brass or sell it in the PX to recoup some $$.
Left is fired and possibly even trimmed?
Either send it back or deal with it.
run one set till it dies then with possibly a mild modification of the load run the rest.
run one set till it dies then with possibly a mild modification of the load run the rest.
What brand is the brass? Did it come in sealed packages?
Its Hornady 6.5 .I buy them in bulk from MidSouth
A link https://www.midsouthshooterssupply....half-creedmoor-unprimed-rifle-brass-100-count
Looks like its repacked bulk brass. Those on the left dont necessarily look fired to me via the large nondetailed picture, could easily just be two different batches that got mixed. Thats what I would put my betting money on at least.
Looks like its repacked bulk brass. Those on the left dont necessarily look fired to me via the large nondetailed picture, could easily just be two different batches that got mixed. Thats what I would put my betting money on at least.
What are your unfired new Hornady 6.5 CM cases weighing?
Weight means nothing. It's the volume that counts when the outside measures the same.
I havent measured anything yet,I havent had a chance,when I get a chance I will.Need to set my press back up and get back into the swing of things.Its something I just noticed.
